MUMBAI, India, Sept. 12 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202441016311 A) filed by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Bengaluru, Karnataka, on March 7, 2024, for 'a process for conversion of hydrocracked pitch.'

Inventor(s) include Raja, Kanuparthy Naga; and Pudi, Satyanarayana Murty.

The application for the patent was published on Sept. 12, under issue no. 37/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present disclosure relates to a process for conversion of hydrocracked pitch into distillates in a slurry hydro-conversion reactor in presence of hydrogen gas with recycling of a hydrocracked pitch residue to achieve improved overall conversion and minimize fresh...